Chapter 858: Meeting the Six Kings Executives - Ten Demons Arc ⑧ (1/2)

The second of the Ten Demons, the Phantasmal King's Subordinates that I will be introduced to is Astaroth-san, and the only information I have about her is that they have a buggy loyalty and she can see the abilities of someone, just like a status board.

I was a little worried because I didn't know her personality or appearance at all, but Pandora-san brought me to Astaroth-san's base in the Demon Realm.

Immediately after we teleported, I found a slightly taller woman, having a height close to 170 cm, a little ahead of us…… I assume that she was Astaroth-san, but even so, she had a more unique appearance than I had imagined.

The first thing I noticed was that she had semi-long hair, but it was split into two colors, black on the right side and blonde on the left. In addition, the left half of her face is wearing a semi-circular mask…… but since there were no holes at all, it might be more accurate to say that her face was half-hidden behind a semi-circular plate.

The visible right half of her face had golden eyes that seemed to droop slightly…… and her gaze was moving around restlessly, looking as if she couldn't calm down at all.

[U- U- U- Ummm, w- w- welcome to my h- humble abode.]

[……Errr, nice to meet you. Astaroth-san…… Is it alright to call you that?]

[Y- Yesh! I- I- It is ash syuuu said!]

[I'm Miyama Kaito. I'm in your care.]

[I- I- I'm also in your care.]

……Unnn, I could already guess what kind of person she is. Rather than her having a terrible communication disorder, it's more like she wasn't very good at talking to people. Her gaze kept moving around and she was stuttering a lot.

I see, she is also quite a unique person……

[……”Just quickly switch with the left already”. The conversation won't advance with you in control.]

[Y- Y- Y- Yes!]

[……Left?]

As I tilted my head upon hearing Pandora-san's incomprehensible words, Astaroth-san flicked the mask on her face with her finger.

Thereupon, the semicircular mask flipped 180°, revealing the left half of her face. Black sharp eyes, somewhat firm expression…… and the atmosphere around her feels kinda different from earlier.

[Miyama-sama, thank you for taking the trouble to visit me this time. Originally, it would have been appropriate for me, the one in a lower position, to have come to greet you, but I apologize for the delay in introducing myself.]

[Eh? Ah, no…… Errr……]

While I was puzzled by Astaroth-san's smooth and fluent speech, as if she understood my question, she slightly bowed her head.

[My apologies. I should have explained about this first. Once again, my name is Astaroth…… and I'm a monster of the species known as ”Gemini”.]

[Gemini?]

[Yes. ”A single body inhabiting two personalities”…… A rare species that is said to have two consciousnesses within one body.]

[……Does that mean that you have a split personality?]